Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Sudan and Nigeria shared strong bilateral ties for a long period as the two nations were both colonized by Britain.<\/p>\nEconomic, educational and Social relationships are strong bindings between the North Eastern and the West African Countries.<\/p>\n
Sudan Universities are the prepared destination for thousands of Nigerian Students.<\/p>\n
With the current landmass of Sudan nearly 1,886,068 that doubles the size of Nigeria and is the third largest Country in Africa behind only Algeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n
It shares borders with Chad , Central African Republic , Egypt ,Eritrea, Ethiopia ,Libya and South Sudan.<\/p>\n
Its regional reach extends to the Middle East and North Africa , Central Africa, Eastern Africa and West Africa.<\/p>\n
Sudan unrest since Independence<\/b><\/p>\n
Sudan has known little peace since Independence in 1956 as condominium of Egypt and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
In 67 years of Independence , it has experienced at least 17 attempted coup , six of which were successful .Two of those successful coups have occurred in the last four years, the first in April 2019, resulting in the overthrow of the 30 year long rule of General Omar Al-Bashir , and the second in October 2021 resulting in the overthrow of the power sharing arrangement that was to return the country to civil rule in 2022.<\/p>\n
The present conflict which started on 15th April between the Sudanese armed forces led by General Abdel al- Burhan and the Paramilitary group, Rapid Support Force under General Mohamed Dagalo has claimed over 400 lives with more than 3,500 injured.<\/p>\n
The clashes have displaced thousands of civilians who fled the capital Khartoum as the crises entered the second week.<\/p>\n
The situation prompted countries to start evacuating their citizens through all possible means.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian Government begins the evacuation of citizens<\/b><\/p>\n
5,500 Nigerians have indicated interest in leaving Sudan according to Nigerian authorities. Out of this number 4000 are students of various Universities in different parts of the country.<\/p>\n
Geoffrey Onyeama is the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He said the Nigerian Government plans to evacuate the Nigerians by road to Egypt which from there they will be airlifted to Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Reports indicate that at least 14,000 Sudanese refugees had crossed to the Egypt border since fighting erupted, as well as 2,000 people from 50 other countries.<\/p>\n
Also not less than 20,000 people have escaped into Chad, 4,000 into South Sudan, 3,500 into Ethiopia and 3,000 into the Central African Republic, according to the UN, which has warned if fighting continues as many as 270,000 people could flee.<\/p>\n
The impact Sudan conflict on Nigeria<\/b><\/p>\n
Sudan is a critical partner to Nigeria historically right from colonial and post colonial era.<\/p>\n
There is no doubt Sudan’s insecurity is a threat to Nigeria as many Nigerians are returning home without knowing what to do as a major part of their life is spent there and among them is 4000 Students who are mostly youth.<\/p>\n
The total distance between Sudan and Nigeria is 2841 kilometers and 920.65 meters. It takes just 57 hours to get to Nigeria from Sudan at a travel speed of 50km per hour, so it takes a war weary Sudanese much less than a week to migrate to Nigeria. Worthy to note, Nigeria has already been affected by the migration from the north Eastern region, which has compounded both the insecurity in Northern Nigeria and the Sahelian crisis that has ravaged the Middle Belt and other West African countries like Togo, Ghana, and the Benin Republic that recently established a military support arrangement with the Rwandan Army to protect itself from a growing Jihadist terror problem.<\/p>\n
For instance, Chad, an easy inroad into northern Nigeria, could be used as a linking route to West and East African locations, leading to an inflow of arms and ammunition, which could stimulate another wave of Boko Haram insurgency.<\/p>\n
This is the last thing a country already troubled by Boko Haram and the Islamic State In West African Province (ISWAP) needs.<\/p>\n
Also, the ties between the two African countries go beyond their physical borders. As the British incursion into what became Nigeria under attack by a British force led by Frederick Lugard. Muhammadu Attahiru I, the last independent Sultan of Sokoto, decided to engage the British and lost.<\/p>\n
While being hunted by the British, Attahiru started gathering followers for an insurgent campaign. The vast number of civilians who joined Attahiru and the expansion of his troop became concerning for the British and emirs cooperating with them, so they launched an attack on the growing resistance and, with their superior firepower, made short work of them.<\/p>\n
Muhammadu Attahiru was killed on 15 March 1903, just over 120 years ago.<\/p>\n
The movement\u2019s remaining followers and survivors, under the leadership of his son Muhammad Bello bin Attahiru, migrated east and made their home in Sudan, where many of their descendants reside today.<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s Government, which sees no immediate threat to its security, says it is monitoring the situation through security agencies.<\/p>\n
Professor Jide Osuntokun is a former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.<\/p>\n
He asserted that Sudanese issues portend grave danger for the self styled Giant of Africa and other African countries because there are about five million Sudanese with Nigerian ancestry. They are called Felata, which, according to him, are the corrupt form of the Fulani and are prone to come back to Nigeria if push comes to shove.<\/p>\n
These teeming issues provide the West African giant with a truckload of lessons. First, the Nigerian federation should note that an overbearing government insistent on violently repressing some ethnic and religious groups and paramilitary forces, whose focus shifted from protecting citizens to seeking power triggered Sudan\u2019s woes.<\/p>\n
Additionally, people believe the leading cause of the Sudanese tension is the cultural and religious differences between its North predominantly Muslim and Arabic speaking and South which leans towards Christian and traditional beliefs and has always felt oppressed by its northern neighbors. Except for the nature of the disparity in the educational levels of the regions, the similarities between Sudan and Nigeria are uncanny. The only difference is the latter has a thermostat that has fought desperately to keep things from boiling over.<\/p>\n
Nigeria has to understand that Sudan has lost 60 years and almost four million people because of its inability to communicate, rein in emotion, give priority to reason, resolve disputes amicably and understand that the outcomes of violent conflicts are not worth the cost.<\/p>\n
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